Vanity case and ejector therefor



, 1,647 46 1927' w. G. KENDALL VANITY CASE AND EJECTOR THEREFOR FiledMarch 25, 1927 INVENTOR mm. 1 William arenmz v ATTOR N EY Patented Oct.2 5, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM G. KENDALL, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

VANITY CASE AND EJECTOR THEREFOR.

Original application filed December 22, 1926, Serial No. 156,479.Divided and this application filed March 23, 1927. Serial No. 177,718.

This invention relates to vanity cases and particularly to an improvedcompact holder and ejector, and has for an object to provide an improvedstructure wherein the compact is held against accidental removal, whilesubject to quick removal upon the action of the ejector.

Another object of the invention is to provide a compact holder, whereinthe holdmg members are carried by a ring fitted into the vanity case andformed with means for receiving a tool capable of ejecting the compact.

A further object of the invention is to provide animproved constructionover that shown in my co-pending application, Serlal No. 156, 17 9, thepresent application being a division of said prior application.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a top plan view of a vanitycase, with a compact holder and ejector embodying the invention shownapplied thereto.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through Figure 1 on line 22, the same beingon an enlarged scale.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectionalview of the left portion ofFigure 2, showing a filling or restoring member.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view through Figure 3-on line 4-4.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail perspective View of the filler orrestoring member shown in Figure 3.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates the bodyof the vanity case and 2 the lid hingedly .connected therewith. The body1 is'provided with a bead 3, which on the inner part, carries the wirering 4, part of which acts as a pintle for the hinge 5 and certain bentparts 6 of ring 4: which act as holding members for the compact holdingring '7. The holding ring 7 as shown, is L-shaped in cross section andis provided with a number of pressed up resilient portions or burs 8arranged at a proper height to slightly overlap the compact plate 9 ofthe compact 10. It is evident that the holding ring 7 could bechannel-shaped or other shape in cross section without departing fromthe spirit of the invention. The lugs or burs 8 are portions pressedfrom the vertical wall of the holding ring 7 and are more or lessresilient and are of the proper size to permit the compact plate to besnapped into position and held in position against accidental removal.At any desired point the ring is cut, or rather slit at two points, anda portion 11 forced down inwardly to provide a notch whereby aninstrument or tool 12 of any desired kind, may be inserted beneath thecompact plate 9 and. caused to act as a lever or ejector for forcing theplate 9 past the holding members 8.

It will be noted that the ejector is really the combination of the tool12 (which may be a nail file), and the inwardly pressed section 11, asthis section forms a fulcrum. Under some circumstances, the section 11might be pressed inwardly sufiiciently far to permit the tool 12 tofunction without the use of the section 11 as a fulcrum. When the tool12 is not in use, a fitting or restoring member 13 is placed on top ofsection 11 so as to fill the recess or space formed by the downwarddeflection of section 11. The restoring member 13 has a top/plate 1 1, avertical plate or wall 15 and two side plates 16. The side plates areresilient and normally flaring slightly, whereby ,they will pressagainst the sides of the cuts forming the section 11 and thereby holdthe member 13 in position. A nail hold 17 is formed in wall 15, wherebthe member 13 may be qgickly and easi y removed whenever desira e.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a vanity case provided with a compact, of aholding ring mounted in said yanity case and snugly fitting saidcompact, said ring having a wall parallel to the axis. of the body ofthe case fitting against the edge of the compact, a holding structurefor holding said compact in place, and an opening in said wall of adepth to permit an implement to be inserted beneath part of said compactfor forcing the compact past said holding means and thereby ejecting thecompact.

2. A compact holding ring for vanity cases, comprising a ringsubstantially L- shaped in cross section, said ring being provided witha plurality of resilient holding means for holding a compact within thering and with a depressed section depressed sufficiently to permit theentrance of a tool beneath said compact.

3. A compact holding ring for vanity cases, comprising a ring having ahorizontal portion and a vertical well, said portion beneath saidcompact, and a restoring member removably positioned on said depressedsection for restoring the normal appearance of the ring structure.

5. A compact holding ring for vanity cases, comprising a ring having ahorizontal portion and a vertical wall, said portion and wall having anotch sufficiently deep to permit the entrance of a tool beneath part ofthe compact fitted within said ring where- 'by the compact may beejected by an upward movement of that part of said tool extendingbeneath said compact.

WILLIAM G; KENDALL.

